Cellular localization of estrogen receptor-alpha (ERα) and -beta (ERβ) mRNA in the boar testis

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-264

  Lekhkota, O ^a   Brehm, R ^a   Claus, R ^b   Wagner, A ^b   Bohle, R M ^a   Bergmann, M ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boar; Cellular localization; Estrogen receptor; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; GERM CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL SEPARATION; DNA PRIMERS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; SUS SCROFA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 32444441113     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0008-x     Document Type: Article

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